Extending Public Health: The Rockefeller Sanitary Commission and Hookworm in the American South.

The Rockefeller Sanitary Commission for the Eradication of Hookworm Disease (1909-1914) fielded a philanthropic public health project that had three goals: to estimate hookworm prevalence in the American South, provide treatment, and eradicate the disease. Activities covered 11 Southern states, and...

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Publicado en:	American Journal of Public Health Vol. 104; no. 1; pp. 47 - 59
Autores principales:	Elman, Cheryl, McGuire, Robert A., Wittman, Barbara
Formato:	Journal Article
Publicado:	American Public Health Association Jan2014
Materias:	Southern States Medical screening Public health Associations, institutions, etc. Infectious disease transmission Community health services Epidemiology Health care rationing Health risk assessment Identification Patients Population geography Sanitation Human services programs History of public health Patient selection Charity Confidence intervals Historical research Hookworm disease Research funding Soils Logistic regression analysis Data analysis Disease prevalence Descriptive statistics Disease eradication Prevention
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